"Sagging transitions" between high pitch accents in English: Experimental evidence

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-112

  Ladd, D R ^a   Schepman, Astrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037227030     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-4470(02)00073-6     Document Type: Article

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